Facebook

Ah, Facebook. Everyone's heard of Facebook! Founded in 2004 by then-Harvard student Mark Zuckerberg as a way to rank fellow college students, Facebook would quickly become the largest social network on the planet and amass billions of users. The platform's popularity was bolstered by users looking to reconnect with old friends and connect with loved ones around the world. But, of course, that's not where the story ends and the rest, well, isn't so positive sounding for Facebook. The 2010 Hollywood drama, The Social Network, about Facebook's tumultuous early startup days, 2018's Cambridge Analytica data scandal, the company's ongoing role in spreading far-right extremism and conspiracy theories. Facebook, and its parent company Meta, remains a behemoth in the online space (even if the stigma is that it's mostly used by your parents and grandparents now). And who knows what its future holds with the Metaverse?

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Of course Russians created Facebook events for pro-Trump social issues
Of course Russians created Facebook events for pro-Trump social issues

Facebook is testing a new video feature for Android and it could be a game-changer
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Download this: Why Facebook's app looks so different
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What do the Duck of Justice and a red 'It' balloon have in common? Stephen King.
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Facebook is dropping $1 billion on video, and that's pretty great news
Facebook is dropping $1 billion on video, and that's pretty great news

YouTube's Robert Kyncl on vlogging and big tech jumping into high-end video
YouTube's Robert Kyncl on vlogging and big tech jumping into high-end video

The video chat app that should scare the hell out of Facebook and Snapchat
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Mark Zuckerberg campaigns for 'Dreamers' with a livestream from his home
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Facebook is testing a way for you to share your Instagram Stories directly to Facebook
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Facebook AI researchers are teaching bots to have human-like expressions
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Mark Zuckerberg on DACA repeal: 'This is a sad day for our country'
Mark Zuckerberg on DACA repeal: 'This is a sad day for our country'



What Joel Osteen learned about social media from Hurricane Harvey
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Tech leaders to Trump: Dreamers are 'vital to the future'
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Inside the black market where people pay thousands of dollars for Instagram verification
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Mark Zuckerberg decries reported end of DACA in heartfelt Facebook post
Mark Zuckerberg decries reported end of DACA in heartfelt Facebook post

Facebook is working on a way to fix your janky 360-degree photos
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